Theme: Hats

Story Ideas:

Hat On, Hat Off – by Theo Heras
Old Hat – by Emily Gravett
Book-O-Hats – by Donald Lemke
That’s My Hat! – by Anouck Boisrobert & Louis Rigaud
Hooray for Hat! – by Brian Won
Books For Preschoolers: The Red Hat – by David Teague
Brimsby’s Hats – by Andrew Prahin
The Pink Hat – by Andrew Joyner
I want my hat back – by Jon Klassen
This is not my hat – by Jon Klassen
We found a hat – by Jon Klassen

Words introduced:
"to and fro"

Fingerplays & Songs :
I Hop on my Horse
I hop on my horse and go to town. (Pretend to ride horse.)
I ride up high and I don’t fall down. (Place arms high and then low.)
I wear a hat so my hair won’t blow. (Put hand on head.)
and when I want to stop, I just say Ho! (Pull back on reins.)

Yankee Doodle Dandy (traditional)
Yankee Doodle went to town,
Riding on a pony
Stuck a feather in his hat
And called it macaroni
Yankee Doodle keep it up, Yankee Doodle Dandy
Mind the Music and the step
And with the Girls be Handy.

I Like My Hat
I like my hat. I like my hat.
I like my hat so I'll put it on my.... Knee.
Elbow, Foot, Tummy…

Three Cornered Hat
My hat, it has three corners,
Three corners has my hat
And had it not three corners,
It would not be my hat.

Suggestions to spark a conversation with your group:
Why do we wear hats?
What kind of hats do we wear in the summer?
What kind of hats do we wear in the winter?
Which hats are worn to protect our head?
When you ride your bike, what do you wear?

Who would wear these hats?
· Sun hat
· Chef hat
· Cowboy hat
· Top hat
· Snow hat
· Fireman hat
· Sailor hat
· Baseball hat
· Hard hat